Renwick Gallery

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

Only part of Leo Villareal’s artwork is visible in the materials suspended above the staircase. This hardware serves primarily as a vehicle for the visual manifestation of code–an artist-written algorithm employing the binary system of 1s and 0s telling each LED when to turn on or off. This simple command creates lighting sequences that will never repeat exactly as before. It also changes how we think of code, from a line of characters that can be read on any screen to an object that must be witnessed in the museum. ✨ Leo Villareal, "Volume (Renwick)," 2015, white LEDs, mirror-finished stainless steel, custom software, and electrical hardware ✨ ✨ #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #PhotographyEncouraged #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #LeoVillareal #Villareal #ArtDetail #InstallationArt #AmericanArt

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the large-scale, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement. In their work, Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu, the artist duo behind art and design studio HYBYCOZO, investigate the influences of geometry on human evolution, and the interconnections between contemporary physics and ancient man made patterns, often Islamic, conveying an appreciation for the math behind the art. Using advanced manufacturing and prototyping technology, their works generate tension between hard geometric surfaces and soft interior illumination, promoting a sense of contemplation and awe of the inherent beauty of universal forms. HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Deep Thought," 2015 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Inner Orbit: Lvov," 2017 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Trocto," 2014 [detail] 📷 by Libby Weiler #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #NoSpectators #RenwickGalleryNoSpectators #RenwickGalleryBurningMan #PhotographyEncouraged #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #ArtDetail #InstallationArt No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man March 30, 2018—Janurary 21, 2019 Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the large-scale, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement. In their work, Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu, the artist duo behind art and design studio HYBYCOZO, investigate the influences of geometry on human evolution, and the interconnections between contemporary physics and ancient man made patterns, often Islamic, conveying an appreciation for the math behind the art. Using advanced manufacturing and prototyping technology, their works generate tension between hard geometric surfaces and soft interior illumination, promoting a sense of contemplation and awe of the inherent beauty of universal forms. HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Deep Thought," 2015 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Inner Orbit: Lvov," 2017 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Trocto," 2014 [detail] 📷 by Libby Weiler #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #NoSpectators #RenwickGalleryNoSpectators #RenwickGalleryBurningMan #PhotographyEncouraged #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #ArtDetail #InstallationArt No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man March 30, 2018—Janurary 21, 2019 Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the large-scale, participatory work from this desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement. In their work, Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu, the artist duo behind art and design studio HYBYCOZO, investigate the influences of geometry on human evolution, and the interconnections between contemporary physics and ancient man made patterns, often Islamic, conveying an appreciation for the math behind the art. Using advanced manufacturing and prototyping technology, their works generate tension between hard geometric surfaces and soft interior illumination, promoting a sense of contemplation and awe of the inherent beauty of universal forms. HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Deep Thought," 2015 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Inner Orbit: Lvov," 2017 [detail] HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu), "Trocto," 2014 [detail] 📷 by Libby Weiler #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery #SmithsonianRenwickGallery #NoSpectators #RenwickGalleryNoSpectators #RenwickGalleryBurningMan #PhotographyEncouraged #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #ArtDetail #InstallationArt No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man March 30, 2018—Janurary 21, 2019 Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)